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Punt Gun

Presented by the NRA National Firearms Museum

The best
example of getting the most return on a single shot had to be the Punt Gun
— this massive firearm unloaded a pound of lead with every shot. A 77-inch
smoothbore percussion gun, it was used for market hunting of waterfowl and was
capable of bringing down 100 birds with one shot. The thunderous roar of punt
guns came to an end in 1900 with the passage of the Lacey Act, which outlawed
the transport of wild game across state lines.